More By Artist: Aurora
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GERALD FINZI
Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Amy Dickson (saxophones), Thomas Gould (violin), Tom Poster (piano) & Nicolas Fleury (French horn) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Decca / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of British composer Gerald Finzi's passing, Decca Classics and the Finzi Trust collaborate on a special album to bring some of Finzi's finest works to a whole new audience. |
MOZART / Max RICHTER / DOWLAND / ADES / BOWIE
Music of the Spheres Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Sam Swallow (vocalist) Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] "Aurora is the most bracing breath of fresh air to invigorate the British classical music scene in the past ten years." (Richard Morrison, The Times) |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Puritani (Complete opera recorded April 1953 ) Maria Callas, Aurora Cattelani, Carlo Forti, Giuseppe di Stefano / Milan La Scala Orchestra, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Until she achieved a triumph in the delicate coloratura role of Elvira in I puritani - in Venice in 1949 under the tutelage of maestro Tullio Serafin - Maria Callas had been making her name in dramatic roles, such as the epicallyscaled title role in... |
PAUL MEALOR
I saw eternity Tenebrae & Aurora Orchestra, Nigel Short [ Decca / CD - released 12/Aug/2014 ] Leading choral composer Paul Mealor returns with an album of contemplative celebration. Having previously enjoyed massive success with Gareth Malone & the Military Wives and becoming the first classical composer to hold both the classical and pop... |
Aurora
All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend [ Liberation / CD - released 8/Apr/2016 ] After hearing her lithe, fairytale-reminiscent songs, perhaps it wouldn't surprise you to learn that AURORA (born Aurora Aksnes) hails from a Norwegian city with a name translates to "Fjord of Lights." Or that when she was six, the future... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites, Transcribed for Piano Four Hands Aurora Duo (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] It is astonishing to recall that five years after the première of Swan Lake, one of the greatest of all Russian ballets, and of Tchaikovsky's three full-length ballets the one with the greatest number of memorable tunes, the composer wrote to his... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BALAKIREV / GLAZUNOV
Arrangements for 2 Pianos 8 Hands Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] The following works were written for two pianos eight hands by the composers themselves, with the exception of Tschaikovsky's Italian Capriccio, which is a transcription by his colleague Eduard Langer. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol. 2 - Nos. 1 & 4 / Quartet in E Flat Major Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2013 ] "An attractive coupling vivaciously and expertly played." (Liverpool Daily Post) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol. 3 - Nos. 2 & 5 / Scherzo Op. 81, No. Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1994 ] "At Naxos price, the new Aurora set of Mendelssohn's complete music for string quartet is a genuine bargain. The performances have a natural Mendelssohnian charm and elegance. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 1 - Nos. 3 & 6 / Capriccio Op. 81, No. 3 Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD ] "At Naxos price, the new Aurora set of Mendelssohn's complete music for string quartet is a genuine bargain. The performances have a natural Mendelssohnian charm and elegance. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
